Flashback: Opening Week Day 3

Spirits were still high on the third day of EXD’11 as even more people came to see the Open Talks: Arquitectura inútil?/ Use-less architecture? with host Pedro Gadanho and guests Gretchen Mokry, Alexandra Lange and Folke Köbberling, followed by Lisbon Lectures by Sulki & Min and Fernando Brízio. But, keeping with the biennale’s dynamic programme, Magnus Ericson and Ramia Mazé’s Design Act tangent and Utilitas Interrupta exhibition openings. See some shots in this daily feature.

About this blog

USELESS is the official blog of the EXD’11/LISBOA design biennale, which takes takes place from September 28 to November 27 in the Portuguese capital. Dedicated to design, architecture and creativity, the biennale promotes debate and reflection around the theme Useless. The complete programme includes four main exhibitions, the Lisbon Lectures, the Open Talks, a film cycle and other Special Projects, in a total of 25 core events which will take Lisbon by storm during the biennale's 61 days.